True size glove palm and back stretch indicator



July 29, 1941. c. H. JOHANSON 2,250,711-

TRUE SIZE GLOVE PALM ANDBACK STRETCH INDIGATOR- Filed Aug 16, 1959 Patented July 29, 1941 TRUE SIZE GLOVE PALM AND BACK STRETCH INDICATOR" Carl Hugo Johanson,

W. Houge executor deceased Los Angeles, Calif.; Oscar Carl Hugo Johanson,

Application August 16, 1939, Serial No. 290,464

1 Claim.

This invention relates to the leather or cloth dress, hand glove industry and is a means to enable the true marking of such gloves with the proper hand girdle size; that is the true size (in the trade meaning of glove size) of the girdle formed about the hand by the joined back and palm parts of a glove.

The leather-glove, blank cutter trys to match and work-index back and palm blanks which are died-out for size pairs and which are supposed to each have more or less even latent stretch capacity when sewn into a glove. But even in the most modern stretching systems, as set forth in my recent patents, No. 2,155,833 and No. 2,150,894, Where the stretch is evenly distributed over a whole skin, it is desirable that the finally sewed palm and back blanks in a glove be tried out by one system or another before the sizenumber be stamped onto the glove.

It has been the trade practice for a very long time to measure a glove for size by pinching it nar the sideedges of the back and palm and stretching it along a glove scale to measure stretch across the lapped palm and back plies in one tension operation. It will at once be obvious that if the back happens to be of thicker or stiffer leather than the palm (or vice versa) then the limit of stretch (latent stretch) is determined by the thicker or stiller ply and the glove is sized, that is given a size number accordingly. It is also clear that the thinner or sifter ply (back or palm) itself has some latent stretch over and above that of the thicker or stiffer ply. But this additional latent stretch is not availed of when the lapped plies are pinched together and cross-stretched as one. The indicated stretch is that only of one part-the back or the palm, on which the glove scale is read.

It is, in view of the old defective system of stretching gloves to find the size, an object of the instant invention to provide means for the correct indication and true-size markingof leather hand gloves. The side-joined back and palm of aleather glove form a girdle about the structure of the human hand below the fingers, and the circumference of this part of the hand is the true basis for size measure. The fiat, transverse stretch of a glove (see Fig. ,1 of the drawing) to take up the latent stretch of the stifiest ply does not give the total amount of stretch of the two plies that would be obtained if each were acted on alone for its maximum latent stretch. But such individual stretch is not easily obtainable in a sewed glove.

In this invention means are provided whereby,

, softer is not taken into the stretch and the however, to concurrently place the full girdle made by the joined back and palm of the glove under an absolutely equal expanding efiort or linear tension throughout the peripheral length of the girdle, and in this way truly indicate what size hand a given glove *will properly fit. In other words an object is to provide means to obtain the true size regardless of the difference that there maybe in-the latent stretch-of the back and the palm of a glove,

It is an object to provide a simple, practical and reliable as Well as low-cost means for size indication of a glove, and one which will eliminate human error incident to the use of the pinch-and-stretch practice of years standing.

The invention consists in certain advancements in this art as set forth in the ensuing disclosure and having, with the above, additional objects and advantages as hereinafter developed, and whose constructions, combinations and details of means, and the manner of operation, will be made manifest in the description of the herewith illustrative embodiments; it being understood that modifications, variations and adaptations may be resorted to within the scope, principle and spirit of the invention-as it is more directly claimed hereinbelow. In the absence of description of kinds of material employed it is understood that material best adapted for parts functions are used as an expert in the art may determine.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing manual pinching and cross-tensioning of the lapped and joined back and palm parts of a glove, which is in crosssection.

Figure marking.

Figure 3 is a plan, about full size, of a preferred form of size-indicator involving the present invention.

Figure 4 is a cross-section on line 44 of Fig. 3, showing the device as inserted in the girdle of a glove.

Figure 5 is a plan of a modified form of the size index pointer and scale.

Figure 6 is a broken-away plan of a parallelmotion form of the indicator. Y

Figure 1 shows the back B and the palm P of a glove pinched between fingers and thumbs and cross-stitched with respect to a glove, size scale not shown. If one of the glove parts is stiffer than the other, the latent stretch f the given a is a plan of a glove ready for size size is therefore in error.

The present invention resides in a tool for subjecting the closed girdle part of the glove made by the joined back B and palm P to an even distendingtension by means of an inserted, expandable device having a size indicator. The true size is thus obtained whether the back and palm are of uniform or of different stretch.

The indicator of Fig. 3 includes a pair of right hand and leit'hand blade members 2 and 3 of wedge-shape cross-section, Fig. 4, and flat enough to be readily passed into the wrist opening of a glove G, Fig. 2, without undue mussing. The blades are suitably pivoted at 5 about on the line of their inner, meeting edges and are extended into suitably spaced, end handles 6. Means, as a spring I, act to automatically close the blades and these are carefully separated by manual pressure on the open handles 6 after the blades have been inserted into a glove to a position with the ends of the blades just below the roots of the glove fingers.

After the blades have been thus inserted pressure is applied as by gripping the handles 6 with a closing actionto move the blades apant in the glove until the joined sides of the back and palm are engaged. Continued pressure is then given the blades until the latent stretch of the full girdle of leather, Fig. 4, is thought to have been reasonably drawn and the resilience indicates that a comfortable hand-circumference has been reached. At this condition of girdle tension the right size of the glove is at once indicated by the position of an. index pointer l attached to one blade with respect to a glovesize indicating scale ll attached to the other member or blade.

In Fig. 3 the pointer ii! is pivoted at Illa on blade 2 and the scale element H is oppositely pivoted at Ha on blade 3, and the pointer Ii! and the scale H are directly pivoted at I2 to act scissors-like, with the index or outer end of the pointer having a somewhat multiplied motion to make a clear scale unit division for easy reading.

Fig. shows an arrangement in which the pointer Ill is fixed to one handle and the scale element II to the other, both at a considerable distance from the pivot 5 of the handles so that a good length of scale division is had for reading size as the pointer moves over the scale.

If desired a parallel motion of the separable, glove distending blades may be employed. Fig. 6 illustrates a form of the tool in which handles 6a are pivotally connected at 5a and one handle is extended into a blade part 2a. Opposite to blade 2a is a short blade section 311. operative by one handle 6a. which has a crank 61) engaging the blade 3a and this has a controlled parallel motion, by suitable means, as to blade 2a. These blades are shown as interconnected by dowelpin and hole device l5 transverse to the length of the blades. A motion compounding indicating device here includes the pivoted pointer in swinging over the scale part II shown on handle 6a which has a link [6 connected to a reversing lever l! on the other handle 6a. Lever I1 is linked at l8 to the pointer Ill, and therefore multiplies pointer motion as to relative handle or blade expanding action.

It will be clear from the above that the latent stretch in the glove palm girdle is by this invention equally subjected to a desired degree of tension as when stretched around the palm and back structure of ones hand, and that the true hand size of the glove is faithfully ascertained.

What is claimed is:

A glove size indicator including a pair of laterally separable, interpivoted, generally oblong-shaped, thin wedge-section blades in coplanar relation and the blades having handles extending from their pivoted ends and closable to swing the blades open, spring means normally closing the blades to an abutted position at their inner edges, a glove-size, index scale pivoted on one blade outwardly from the blade pivot and a pointer likewise pivoted on the other blade and movable over the scale to show correct size marking for a glove stretched by the inserted indicator; the scale and the pointer being mutually intcrpivo-ted on an axis outwardly of the blade pivot, and the scale and pointer extending across the axis of the blade pivot and toward the handles.

CARL HUGO JOHANSON. 

